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1986 |
Leon "Lee"
Nicholas
Pace
Class President
and Class Clown |
1993 |
2006 |
| Wife: |
Melissa
Ann Heck. Their engagement announcement was in the 6/27/99
paper, and were married in June of 2000. Melissa is from Flying Hills,
and is a graduate of Wyomissing High School and Alvernia College, where
she received a bachelor's degree in communications and certification in
elementary education. Leon's brothers, Dr. George and Dr. James Pace were best men. One of the
ushers was former MPHS graduate Joe Boyle. The reception was at the Berkleigh Country Club and was followed by a wedding trip to Greece. |
| Children: |
None as
May 2005 |
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Dogs: |
Gibson and Wallace (both West Highland Terriers) |
Post
H.S.
Education: |
B.S. in
Economics from Temple University |
| Occupation: |
Works for Wachovia Bank (formerly First Union)
Capital Management Group since 1999. He previously worked for Merrill Lynch. |
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Hobbies: |
Was playing a bit of soccer, but says he
now would much rather spend time
working in the yard or gardens around the house. |
| Future
Career: |
Leon listed
"Medicine" in the senor yearbook as his future career path. |
High
School
Nicknames: |
Greek,
Paceotis |
Favorite
H.S.
Memories: |
Taking the
wrap for stealing the stats exam. |
Exciting
Things
since H.S.: |
(Leon didn't
complete this section of the 10-year class reunion questionnaire - like
most of you other lazy slobs - but I'm sure one of the highlights of
Leon's post high school life was playing Softball in the Fall for one
season with me, Jeff Petersen, Darren Max and Randy Boyer.) |
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Class of 1986
Class Clown:
Leon Pace
Marta Weitz |
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| Senior Memories
(Copied directly from the Senior Yearbook): |
| Joe B ... Jan K ... Summer of '84 ...
Jan's House ... Jeff P., Randy B., Darren M., Ron S., Evan S. ... Stone
Harbor '84 ... Wildwood '85 ... Thank you Tricia, Jeanne, and Susan and
all my friends for the ineffable memories. |
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HOMECOMING 1986
Ryan Petersen, Jeff Petersen
(King),
Randy Boyer, Darren Max, Leon Pace |
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| Chris Mal Notes: |
As per Webster's - ineffable,
in-ef'fa-ble, adj. that cannot be described.
I'd like to elaborate on Leon's favorite memory, but before I do, I'd
like to note that it took me about 45 minutes to figure out exactly what
Leon's response was on the 10-year reunion questionnaire - "Taking
the wrap for stealing the Stats exam." Leon's hand-writing has not
improved one bit since 1986. Anyway, it was Mr. Fegely's Stats class -
midway through the year we got to a chapter that no one understood - it
was unquestionably the most difficult test of the year. We noticed that
Mr. Fegely always kept the exams in one particular filing cabinet
drawer, so after Basketball practice one night, Randy sneaked (or is it
snuck) into the room and took the answers to the test out of the filing
cabinet. He gave the answers to me and Leon. We took the test and I
wrote in all of the answers. What I didn't realize was that questions 3
and 4 were reversed from what was on the answer sheet, and I didn't even
bother to notice. So for question 3, my answer was something like
"5x cubed minus 47j over the square root of 7", and my answer
for question 4 was something like "two." Those were the right
answers but not for the right questions - so it was obvious that I
cheated. Later in the week, Randy, Leon and I - AND Ron Slutsky got
called to the office. Mr. Orlando said I would be suspended if I
confessed, so I denied it. So did Randy. Leon didn't. Ron denied it too
- why? Because he didn't cheat! But he did so unusually well that they
were sure that he had cheated too.
Leon buys his groceries at Giant according to Kim Schmidt.
Leon used to make some interesting sounds when he'd blow his nose, and I
also remember the class after lunch would always be quite an event if
Leon had eaten an Italian Sandwich with a lot of onions because he had a
strange ability to belch large quantities of gaseous onion at
will. He seemed to enjoy blowing onion breath into people's
faces. Ah, yes, the things you have to do to win those "Class
Clown" honors.
Word on the street is that Leon would prefer to be called
"Lee."
Eagle-eyes Cathy (Ketcher) Rowley spotted a
picture of "Lee" Pace golfing in the Friday, May 31st, 2002
edition of the Reading Eagle/Times.
Lee served as Counsilman in Mt. Penn around 2003. Well, if nothing else, he has
our class presidency to put on his resume. That's got to be worth a
lot! As my inside sources say, clearly he "was grooming himself for
that much coveted position." Per Lee, 5/03/05, "I'm pleased to
say that I was able to work closely with attorney JD Krafczek to reach
mutually agreeable terms between his clients and the Antietam School
District, after 2 plus years of a legal stalemate, in allowing Antietam
School District to purchase back the former Mt. Penn High School. Next
time I'm in the area I'll take a picture of the former MPHS, which is
currently undergoing a phenomenal renovation, and email it to you for a
nice nostalgic update."
More from Lee, 5/03/05, "I see Randy Boyer
from time to time. He and I, along with my wife, work closely several
months out of the year coordinating a golf fundraiser for the local
homeless shelter called Opportunity House. I was part of the inaugural
committee 7 years ago, and today it is the largest annual economic
campaign for the Opportunity House. You can find out more about the
services the Opportunity House affords at
www.opphouse.org. Randy and my
wife are
both Board Members."
Apparently Lee is still playing soccer as
of August 2003. A friend of his (Rick Stone) who is on the same
soccer team stumbled upon my website, and signed my guest book.
While back in Reading for the holidays in
December 2004, Brendan Kane ran into Leon and his wife at Toys 'R Us. |
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5-Year Reunion |
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Leon Pace,
Cathy Ketcher
& Wendy Crow |
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1986 Varsity
Basketball Team |
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1984 Varsity
Soccer Team |
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1985 Varsity
Soccer Team |
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1986 Varsity
Soccer Team |
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Click for more info! |
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Class
Officers
President: Leon Pace
Vice-Prez: Maia Carvahlo ('84), Randy Boyer ('85 & '86)
Secretary: Kelly Clark
Treasurer: Diane Churan
(Click on picture to enlarge)
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From the
November 1984
Penn Post
 OUTSTANDING ATHLETES
This issue�s male athlete is
Leon Pace, a junior. This year, Leon
has been playing the varsity soccer goalie. This is Leon�s first year as
a goalie. At the beginning of the season the team had no goalie and Leon
very graciously volunteered his services. He is doing very well and is
considered just as good as the other experienced goalies in the county.
Leon also participates in volleyball and baseball. On the baseball
field, he plays pitcher and left field.
-
Karen Denby |
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From the
October 1985
Penn Post
 OUTSTANDING
SENIORS
Leon is
the senior class president this year. He has been president of his class
since 10th grade. His other responsibilities include vice president of
Boys' Leader Corps and head of the Student Advisory Committee. He is
also involved in Science Club and Modern Language Club.
Leon is also one of our athletes. He is on the varsity
squads of soccer and in baseball.
Leon, who is a Pisces, enjoys playing golf and soccer with his friends.
His favorite subject is history.
In the future Leon plans to attend college, either
Boston University or University of Massachusetts. Then he wants to work
in the medical field.
- Julie Hyman OUTSTANDING ATHLETES
The male athlete of the issue for this first edition
of the Penn Post is Leon Pace. He is our soccer team's last line of
defense, our goal keeper. On occasion he is relieved of his goal keeping
duties and gets a chance to play the position of center striker.
Leon has been active in the following sports: baseball,
volleyball, soccer, and this year he will even be playing basketball. In
his spare time, Leon likes to play sports, spend time with his
girlfriend and ski.
- Kerry Motze |
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From the
November 1985
Penn Post
SINGLE STANDOUTS
Even though the soccer
team did not win their division, they still had individuals who were
acknowledged for their achievements on their respected teams.
Leon Pace who played striker and goalie
and Kerry Motze who played center half back were both selected to the
Berks All-County team honorable mention. Congratulations to these
athletes for their achievements and hope that the teams will keep having
individuals who excel at each and every sport.
- Danny Hafetz |
Number of times Leon
belched
in my face for the pure fun of it:
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